Fall 2019 HC 434H/431H: Social Justice and Human Rights

Graduation Requirement: This class will fulfill a Social Science Colloquium and a Global Perspective (GP) Multicultural class. If the student has already taken a Social Science Colloquium, this class will fulfill both of the following requirements: an Elective Colloquium and a GP Multicultural class.

We will explore the history and practice of human rights today, and their role in today's political struggles for a better world. Our focus will be both theoretical and practical: we will explore the philosophical underpinnings of human rights, as they emerged from the 20th century experience of war; and we will look at specific conflicts where they now play a role, focusing initially on conflicts around war, genocide, and economic justice.

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